Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Hey! I won the RAK mini kit challenge for March at Uproar 2 Scrapmore! That means I get to run the challenge for the month of April :)

Remember this little card:

This is the message Uproar 2 Scrapmore sent to me:

Congrats Shazza on winning the March RAK mini kit challenge. It is now up to you to coordinate the April challenge.

You will need to start a sign up thread to be open till the 5th April (please specify if you have a limit to the number of kits that you are prepared to send), kits are to be posted by the 10th and entries need to be in the gallery by the 25th. Then voting will be open for three days so a winner can be decided to host the May challenge.

Here are some delightful felted wool eggs that I made for gifts for Easter. They were designed by Kathryn Trippett of Billycart Bears and I got the pattern and inspiration from "Australian Homespun" magazine no. 46 Vol. 8 No.3.

The eggs are appliqued with Bunnie motifs, this whimsical project is sure to delight young and old at Easter time. I made 5 little Easter cards to go with the gifts.

Monday, March 30, 2009

From this i would like to see a 12x12 LO scraplifted from the card but also a masculan LO too.......

See my creation below.

The pic is my brother, "Craig" in his little "tinney" out fishing on the "Mitta Mitta", (many many years ago). It was the only fishing photo I could find. I have used a whole lot of bits and pieces for this layout and used a silhouette of a man fishing to enhance it a bit.

Now, this lady is amazing, her views are sometimes controversial and even outlandish, but what I love about her is they all come from her heart. Krys is not afraid to voice her opinion and I love that openness of her.

She is a very well read lady (and by well read, I mean this lady reads like a machine! Sometimes she has two or three books on the go at once). Some of the things she has described on her blog have given me a chuckle. Her description of driving a stick shift (manual clutch) for the first time. I love her ramblings about old neighbours and days gone by in general and even the little things about school, work and even her lake house.

During her Soulology course she produced some really outstanding pages, there were many pages worthy of a scrap lift......

Her blog goes right back to 2006, so if you have the time it's really worth the journey. She has also one a few awards for her blog (which are well deserved!)

Sometimes I wish Krys and Jack were our neighbours and close friends cause I know we would all get along famously.

Thanks Krys for sharing yourself on "Krys' World", I for one enjoyed the journey.

This is my take on "Stars Extra fun challenge at the March Cybercrop - Go Green With Us" at Uproar 2 Scrapmore.

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Okay ladies, a lot of us have been having fun making ATC's for the current swap, so in light of this I have decided to throw out an extra challenge for the weekend that is a little different to the normal challenges.

Your ATC must in some way reflect the GO GREEN/RECYCLE theme and must have on it;- A recycled item- The colour green somewhere

Your ATC must be a one off creation (not a series like other ATC's that we swap).

ATC's must be loaded to the gallery by midnight on Monday.

The winner (decided by poll) will receive 10 points to their monthly total (participants receive 5 points) and will also win all of the ATC's that were made. So by joining this challenge you are comitting to posting your ATC to the winner of the competition.

This challenge is a great way for those who are unsure about giving ATC's a go .... one is far easier to make than a whole series of cards ........ and you never know you just may catch the bug too!

(This challenge is open to everyone including the Design Team as the winner is decided by poll so anyone can win!)

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This is my entry:

This is my first ever ATC. I didn't realise that they were as small as "swap cards". I have used the color green and the scrap is a heart that I cut from corrugated cardboard.

Each month we will post an image of something from the wonderful mother nature to inspire the colours for your own creative project. Your entry can be anything papercraft related eg: scrapbook layout, card, OTP, ATC, etc. as long as it is in the colour combo provided. Entries must be made exclusively for the Uproar blog and may not be entered into any other online competitions. You must also be a follower of the Uproar blog to be eligible to enter.

To enter your project simply post it on your own personal blog (or alternatively you can upload the image to photobucket if you do not have a personal blog) then leave a comment on the Uproar blog with a link to where we can find your entry. We will then transfer your entry to the blog challenge gallery.

Entries will close on the last day of each month (challenges will go up on the 1st of each month in future) so this will give you about 4 weeks to complete the challenges. There are some great prizes up for grabs;

Winner - $20 voucher to spend at Uproar

1st runner up - $10 prize pack (posted with next order)

2nd runner up - RAK

Here is this months colour combo:

Simply stunning ..... I just love the creamy yellow against the pink. I can see some gorgeous work coming from this combo and with such great prizes on offer, how can you resist??

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Here is my layout "A Moment of Mim".

Mim Mariah) is my neice, I think she was about 4 or 5 in this photo but I will get this clarified!I love this photo she just looks so beautiful :)

ok, this is my layout for Amanda's challenge at Uproar 2 Scrapmore during the cybercrop theme called "Going Green with Us".

Okay ...... Amanda's challenge is this:

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You need to make a 12 x 12 layout and it must have JUNK MAIL somewhere on the layout. Be it as an embellishment or lettering cut out to form a title or journalling. As long as it was delivered for free to your mailbox ...... anything goes!

Come on scrappers and let your creativity shine!

This is what I came up with:

Keep Australia Beautiful

I used a page from realestate.com.au as pp on my layout, (a free realestate magazine). The page represents the home which generates tons and tons of household rubbish each year.This is Jenna my daughter in 1998, she is dressed up as the "Rev" girl for a calistenics act she did with her group called "Don't Drop it". Jenna was nine years old (she is now twenty!)

This is my take on Lisa's challenge, "Picture this", during the cybercrop themed weekend called "Going Green with Us", at Uproar 2 Scrapmore.

Lis'a challenge

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Okay - my cc challenge is this picture - you need to use any elements you like - the theme, the colours, whatever to inspire your layout....

and this is my creation!

This is my take on Lisa's challenge, "Picture this" - use any elements from her picture, the theme, the colors - whatever to inspire your layout.

Taking it to the Streets

Recycling should now a big part of our everyday lives, we love our planet, so we should look after it!I added the little comic sketch - the world dressed in a T shirt that says "I'm with stupid", of course stupid is MANKIND. So appropriate I thought.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

* You must make a card (any size) from your kit* You must use a bit of everything from your kit* You may use either side (or both) of the patterned papers* You can add anything else to the kit that you wish* Your entry must be loaded into the gallery by midnight on the 25th of March* Winner must run the next month's challenge and be responsible for signing up players/sending out kits etc....

Monday, March 23, 2009

This is my layout for the March Photoswap at Ready, Set, Scrap with Amanda.

"Mum's Super Hero"

I hand cut all the pieces for the super hero suit from coloured cardstock, and outlined the suit with black pen. I added Connor's head and made it like a "Poppet". The high rise buildings are cut from black and white card stock to give the layout dimension and to make it look as if Connor is flying!

When my husband and I seperated in 2000, it was a very lonely time.. I was living with my teenage son who was hardly ever home, I was sad, depressed and.........Close friends never called, I hated that time in my life.Then I met Hasan, things changed. My feelings and thoughts took on a much happier tone.Hasan made me believe in myself.These song lyrics explain exactly how I felt at the lowest point in my life and also the highest.

I believe I can Fly by R Kelly

I used to think that I could not go onAnd life was nothing but an awful songBut now I know the meaning of true loveI'm leaning on the everlasting arms

If I can see it, then I can do itIf I just believe it, there's nothing to it

I believe I can flyI believe I can touch the skyI think about it every night and daySpread my wings and fly awayI believe I can soarI see me running through that open doorI believe I can flyI believe I can flyI believe I can fly

See I was on the verge of breaking downSometimes silence can seem so loudThere are miracles in life I must achieveBut first I know it starts inside of me, oh

If I can see it, then I can do itIf I just believe it, there's nothing to it

I believe I can flyI believe I can touch the skyI think about it every night and daySpread my wings and fly awayI believe I can soarI see me running through that open doorI believe I can flyI believe I can flyI believe I can fly

Saturday, March 21, 2009

For this month's OTP challenge I would like you to take one house hold object, it can be anything, chair, toaster, saucepan, lamp etc and transform it into a work of art

You must use

paint

minimum of 13 flowers

and beads

you may add anything else you want to create you work of art

Here's Lexie's example:

Here is my example:

I used my indoor metal watering can and gave it a face lift :) I painted the raised leaves with Jo Sonya's Green Light and added 13 pink flowers ( six on each side and the largest attached to the end of the spout). The larger flowers have seed beads glued to their centres. The smaller flowers have rhinestones as centres. I added two butterfly's on each side.

This was a great challenge! Thanks Lexie.

Here are some close ups!

and

This is a close up photo showing the seed beads in the centres of the flowers.

About Me

I am 55yrs old. Yes! I'm an old chook!! lol I have three grown up children, two still live with me. Recently my partner 'Hasan' of 13 years passed away. I miss him so much, it's been a very sad time for me. I have been a Folk Art Painter for over 10 years and have dabbled in most Art forms from sewing, mosiacs, knitting, stamping, and all types of papercrafts etc..

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